Key updates for October 2026
Update effective date: October 13, 2026
Here's what's included in the update released on October 13.
| JavaScript API (App) | You can now show or hide the "Add row" and "Delete this row" buttons in "Table" fields, and retrieve their display state |
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| Other | Other updates, improvements, and fixes |
| New features under consideration |
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| Changes to update options |
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For details on the API updates, see the "API Updates" page. kintone API updates made during maintenance
The contents of this update are current as of the date of publication and are subject to change.
JavaScript API (App)You can now show or hide the "Add row" and "Delete this row" buttons in "Table" fields, and retrieve their display state
The JavaScript API now allows you to change the display status of the "Add row"/"Delete row" buttons shown in "Table" fields on the record creation and edit screens, and check that status. This lets you hide Kintone's standard add row/delete row buttons and build your own table behavior to match your workflow through customization.
| Show or hide the "Add row" button (desktop) | kintone.app.record.showAddTableRowButtons() |
| Show or hide the "Add row" button (mobile) | kintone.mobile.app.record.showAddTableRowButtons() |
| Show or hide the "Delete this row" button (desktop) | kintone.app.record.showDeleteTableRowButtons() |
| Show or hide the "Delete this row" button (mobile) | kintone.mobile.app.record.showDeleteTableRowButtons() |
| Retrieve the display state of the "Add row" button (desktop) | kintone.app.record.getAddTableRowButtonsDisplayState() |
| Retrieve the display state of the "Add row" button (mobile) | kintone.mobile.app.record.getAddTableRowButtonsDisplayState() |
| Retrieve the display state of the "Delete this row" button (desktop) | kintone.app.record.getDeleteTableRowButtonsDisplayState() |
| Retrieve the display state of the "Delete this row" button (mobile) | kintone.mobile.app.record.getDeleteTableRowButtonsDisplayState() |
For details, refer to the kintone developer program.
OtherOther updates, improvements, and fixes
■Added a setting on the Kintone users & system administrators screen to receive notification emails
You can set an administrator to receive emails about important matters, such as changes to the terms of service. Check "Receive emails" and save, and emails will be sent to the address in that user's [Email address] field.
■Added a bell icon for announcements in the header of the Users & system administration screen
The bell icon shows a notification whenever an important announcement goes out, such as changes to the terms of service.
New features under consideration
Here are the features we're currently considering.
You can try them out by enabling them on the Update options screen in Kintone administration.
Send us your feedback on features under consideration through the [Help us improve Kintone] form.
| Platform | Further improvements: - Front-end infrastructure update (space and thread screens) |
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| JavaScript API (App) | New JavaScript API for generating text with generative AI added to the API Lab |
| REST API | The REST API for searching across kintone now supports searches that include related terms |
* Note that features under consideration may have their specifications changed, or be added to or removed from the "Update options" screen, at any time — not only during regular maintenance.
PlatformFurther improvements:
- Front-end infrastructure update (space and thread screens)
- Front-end infrastructure update (space and thread screens)
We've been continuously improving the "front-end infrastructure renewed for the Space and Thread screens," offered as a feature under consideration since June 2026, and here's what's changed since its release.
We're still accepting requests and suggestions through the "Feedback on Kintone" form.
We're still accepting requests and suggestions through the "Feedback on Kintone" form.
Improved rich text editor display and usability
We fixed an issue where extra blank lines were added when text was copied and pasted. We also improved how table widths and mentions are displayed.
Improved usability for image slideshows
We improved the display and feel of paging through images, zooming in, and dragging around a zoomed image.
Improved mobile display
We've improved the display of headings and other elements, and fixed an issue where attached images couldn't be downloaded.
We've also made a number of other improvements since release.
Posting and display improvements
- Long text no longer breaks the layout — you can now scroll horizontally to read it comfortably.
- We fixed an issue where posts opened from a notification would appear twice.
- We prevented accidental double-posting caused by accidentally clicking the "Post" button.
Image and file improvements
- Threads with many images now load faster.
- Image links now support "Open in new tab".
- Heading sizes no longer change unexpectedly when content is copied over using a thread action.
Keyboard and assistive technology improvements
- Screen readers can now read mention suggestions aloud
- Improved focus movement with the Tab key, and focus handling when editing alt text
- The thread list now opens in a new tab with Ctrl+click (Command+click)
JavaScript API (App)New JavaScript API for generating text with generative AI added to the API Lab
We added a JavaScript API to the API Lab that lets you generate text using generative AI from customizations and plug-ins. You can now develop AI-powered customizations and plug-ins without the hassle of signing up for an external generative AI service or setting up a relay server to manage usage yourself.
For example, by incorporating features that generate text based on record data into customizations and plug-ins, you can summarize sales meeting details or draft replies to inquiries.
For example, by incorporating features that generate text based on record data into customizations and plug-ins, you can summarize sales meeting details or draft replies to inquiries.
| API for generating text using generative AI | kintone.ai.generateText() |
For details, refer to the developer program documentation, which will be published after release.
This API is one of the Kintone AI features. Using it consumes AI credits based on the model you use, how much you send it, and how much text it generates. Kintone administration shows the total usage from this API on the "AI credit usage" screen, and usage broken down by app on the "App management" screen. You can also set a limit on how many AI credits this API can use.
* To use this feature, enable "JavaScript API for generating text with AI (available in Kintone AI)" from the "API Lab" section of "Update options".
* APIs published in API Lab may be discontinued before release, or have their specs changed significantly as updates continue.
REST APIThe REST API for searching across kintone now supports searches that include related terms
The REST API for searching across kintone, offered as a feature under consideration, now lets you include related terms (such as spelling variations, abbreviations, and synonyms) in your searches. For example, when you search for "complaint," records containing "grievance" are also returned in the search results.
| API for searching across kintone | [POST] | /k/v1/search.json |
This also helps generative AI search data recorded in many different ways — free-text survey answers, for example — and it works with all-contents search from the Kintone MCP server too.
You can combine it with other search conditions, like sorting by relevance or specifying which apps and spaces to search.
We'll keep working on ways to improve and expand search conditions and results, and we'd love your feedback — you can send it through the "Kintone Improvement Program" form.
You can combine it with other search conditions, like sorting by relevance or specifying which apps and spaces to search.
We'll keep working on ways to improve and expand search conditions and results, and we'd love your feedback — you can send it through the "Kintone Improvement Program" form.
* This feature supports commonly used terms. Organization-specific alternatives, such as product names and internal abbreviations, are not supported.
* For details, refer to the kintone developer program.
Changes to update options
The following changes have been made to update options.
| Disable new features | ||
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No change Always display AI icon (only for Kintone administrators and Users & system administrators) | Can be disabled until the November 2026 scheduled update. | |
No change Banner notifying Kintone administrators and Users & system administrators of Kintone AI credit usage approaching or reaching the limit | ||
No change Ability to use OR search | ||
No change Enhanced JavaScript API support (June 2026 version) | ||
No change Front-end update for the header and global navigation bar in the mobile-optimized view | ||
No change Ability to use AI View Analysis with the mobile app for iOS/Android (Available in Kintone AI) | ||
No change AI feature usage audit logging (Available in Kintone AI) | ||
No change AI App Creator chat window design changes and ability to launch from the form settings screen | ||
No change Notifications for updates to records being viewed or edited | ||
No change Sort search results by relevance | ||
No change Add filter conditions on the "App management" screen | ||
No change Switch between the classic and new "Notifications" screens | ||
No change Use AI Thread Summary in the Android app (Available in Kintone AI) | ||
No change JavaScript API field change event for lookup fields | Can be disabled until the November 2026 scheduled update. | |
No change Front-end update for "Assigned to me" and settings screens (mobile view) | ||
No change Front-end update for the search screen (mobile view) | ||
No change Disable "Use AI in the mobile app to organize spoken input into the appropriate fields (Available in Kintone AI)" | Can be disabled until the February 2027 scheduled update. | |
No change Specify apps and spaces to include in or exclude from searches | ||
No change Additional options for filter conditions on the "App management" screen | ||
No change Front-end update for the top page of the "App settings" screen | ||
No change Disable "Open the 'App settings review' screen from the 'Kintone AI management' screen" | ||
New JavaScript API for showing/hiding the "Add row" and "Delete this row" buttons in "Table" fields and retrieving their display state | ||
| Preview upcoming new features | ||
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| New features under consideration | No change Improved Kintone administration design ("Header color" screen design and layout change) | |
No change Front-end updates to "Create from Excel" app creation screens and changed import error handling | ||
No change Ability to find apps with AI (Available in Kintone AI) | ||
No change Front-end update for the "Portal" screen (desktop and mobile views) | ||
Content update Front-end update for space and thread screens (desktop and mobile views) | ||
No change Front-end updates to "Create from CSV" app creation screens and changed import error handling | ||
Content update Enable "REST API for searching across Kintone" | ||
No change Front-end update for People pages and the "Messages" screen (desktop and mobile views) | ||
No change Front-end updates to the "Exported files" screen | ||
No change Front-end updates to the "Export aggregation result to file" screen | ||
No change Visualize the duration of each status based on process history | ||
No change Front-end updates to the "Export to file" screen | ||
New Enable "Kintone AI: JavaScript API for generating text with generative AI" | ||
Note that these features may be modified outside of scheduled updates. Check the "Update options" screen for the latest status of each feature. | ||
For details on how update options work and on the features currently available, refer to the following Help pages.